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Large-scale kinetic energy spectra from Eulerian analysis of EOLE wind dataA data set of 56,000 winds determined from the horizontal displacements of EOLE balloons at the 200 mb level in the Southern Hemisphere during the period October 1971-February 1972 is utilized for the computation of planetary- and synoptic-scale kinetic energy space spectra. However, the random distribution of measurements in space and time presents some problems for the spectral analysis. Two different approaches are used, i.e., a harmonic analysis of daily wind values at equi-distant points obtained by space-time interpolation of the data, and a correlation method using the direct measurements. Both methods give similar results for small wavenumbers, but the second is more accurate for higher wavenumbers (k above or equal to 10). The spectra show a maximum at wavenumbers 5 and 6 due to baroclinic instability and then decrease for high wavenumbers up to wavenumber 35 (which is the limit of the analysis), according to the inverse power law k to the negative p, with p close to 3.
Document ID
19760037256
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Desbois, M.
(CNRS Laboratoire de Meteorologie Dynamique, Paris, France)
Date Acquired
August 8, 2013
Publication Date
September 1, 1975
Publication Information
Publication: Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences
Volume: 32
Subject Category
Meteorology And Climatology
Accession Number
76A20222
Distribution Limits
Public
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